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We are extremely proud to welcome Alexandra Levasseur’s second solo exhibition. From June 12th to July 14th, 2013, she will be presenting Playing with Fire, showcasing over twenty new works, each more powerful than the next. This event has been eagerly awaited by collectors and aficionados worldwide and promises to be unforgettable.
The artist has spent many months working on this exhibition. Her fascination with oneiric ambiences is still at the heart of her creations and she now takes us on a journey within the power of desire…
The artist will be at the gallery for the open door event on Saturday, June 15th, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In addition to the main exhibition, you are invited to discover the works of artists Isabelle Clermont and José Dupuis.
From June 12th to July 14th, 2013, the gallery is making a special place to the works of women artists. Our discovery space will house the works of Isabelle Clermont. The paintings, taken from her Coeur series, carry us through the complex yet organic interiority of the pulse and movement of fluids that stream and waltz within the human body. Feathers, rose petals, strings: her materials all radiate an arresting sensuality and femininity.
The artist will be at the gallery for the open-door event on Saturday, June 15th.
Welcome to all!
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- Bella Rosa
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- Blancheur venue du ciel
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- De fil en coeur
Also from June 12th to July 14th, 2013, we are delighted to welcome José Dupuis for her third visit at the gallery. She will be presenting Les fils rouges, a reflection on the presence of these red threads within her artistic approach. Creating a metaphorical map of the sky, she has gathered a corpus of works and objects united through this common denominator. She imagined an inventory of sorts of all of the threads that travel through her everyday life and her works. Searching for meaning, some words rose to the surface: lose the thread, follow the thread, liberty, link, circle, power cord, knot, protect, offer, heart, energy joy, hair, internal movement, invisible, joy, eroticism, suffering, life, death, love.
The artist will be at the gallery for the open-door event on Saturday, June 15th.
José Dupuis is an interdisciplinary artist influenced by the creative process of dance and the practice of Zen meditation. She studied visuals arts, theatre, music and butoh dance with renowned Japanese dancer and choreographer Kazuo Ohno. She holds a M.A. in performing arts and a B.A. in visual arts from the Université du Québec à Montréal, and studied scenic and costume design, as well as visual arts at the Collège Lionel-Groulx.
The buzz about Alexandra Levasseur on the local as well as the international art scene is growing louder by the minute. A nine-page spread features her works in the 20th edition of Montréal’s Decover magazine, available at the gallery. She was also heralded as “must see” by Zach Tutor, collaborator to Juxtapoz, America’s most widely distributed art magazine.
In September 2012, Alexandra Levasseur started a Bachelor’s degree in Film animation at Concordia University. Her first year ends brilliantly with her first 01:40 short film entitled Playing with fire. Less than a month after its posting on Vimeo, it had been viewed over 38 000 times. It was also named Vimeo “Staff Pick”. Booooooom!, the influential Web platform for emerging artists, praised her work in one of their feature pages.
And the excitement doesn’t stop there! We have just learned that Playing with Fire, already nominated in the Best Animation Film category at the 40th edition of the Concordia Film Festival, has been named as one of Concordia’s 15 Best of the Fest, all film lengths and genres!
Be sure to add this to your calendars! May 1st, 2013, will be opening day of Jean-Claude Poitras’ new exhibition. “Des traces et des murmures” will celebrate the arrival of springtime, the season when beauty blooms in spades. Jean-Claude Poitras has been in residence at Galerie ROCCIA for the past few weeks. He has been working feverishly in a creative hub set up in a studio space at the back of the gallery in preparation for his upcoming May 1st exhibition. The gallery’s team is truly privileged to get sneak peeks of these new works in the making… One word: colour! The artist’s palette is literally exploding! Jean-Claude Poitras will be present at our open-house event on Saturday and Sunday May 4 and 5th. Welcome to all!
Artist André Desjardins has just completed three new sculptures. Magnificent, sensual and introspective, these works talk about changes, mutations, transformations… They’ll be on view at the artist’s studio from April 24th to May 15th. Friends of the gallery who have had the chance to take a look at Desjardins’ pre-cast clay sculptures have unanimously enjoyed this unique experience. By making an appointment, you also can join the ranks of the lucky viewers in the presence of the artist. Call the gallery to check available time slots. Places are limited, so please hurry!
Juxtapoz magazine’s latest online edition features collaborator Zach Tutor’s love at first sight artist: Alexandra Levasseur! Click here to view the article on the Juxtapoz website.
Last year, Nathalie Trépanier was selected to participate in an eco-artistic project with other artists mandated to create works with the copper recovered during the roof works of Château Frontenac.
Nathalie threw herself into the creation of Bo-Corne, an owl standing over seven feet tall. She ingeniously cut the verdigris copper into narrow strips to design the absolutely spectacular plumage of her night bird.
We are very proud to welcome this major work at the gallery until October 1st, 2013. A must-see!
Artist Nathalie Trépanier’s latest work has just landed at the gallery! We give you “Tatie”, a lovely fierce looking owl who likes to have the final say… Come and visit this magnificent bird!
Introducing “Mario”, Nathalie Trépanier’s latest creation. Everyone at Galerie ROCCIA immediately fell under the spell of this crafty and friendly rodent. He’s absolutely to die for! Come and say hello!
